PROJECT BY MARCO DONAZZAN

Hundreds of nylon threads stretched between sky and water sway rhythmically, immersed in an unreal, warm and enveloping light. They are masterfully governed by fishermen who, every day, animate the Galata Bridge. They are huddled on the parapets sipping hot tea, heedless of the incessant wind and the jolts of the structure that shakes from the city traffic.  They confidently wait for the right bite that will give rise to the exceptional catch. They have an absorbed and patient look, the result of countless identical days spent in that same place, intent on their ancient art, some for pastime, some for work, some to survive. Captured in a series of vibrant portraits, this varied and multiform humanity in terms of age, ethnicity, religion, recounts the unique atmosphere of this place, suspended between ancient and modern, which has always been a crossroads of peoples and cultures.